Genesis: Then and Now
by John Chrysostom
ighlights from 67 Homilies by Saint John Chrysostom on the Book of Genesis
With his golden-mouthed homilies, his thoroughness in sifting through even the smallest bits of information, and his all-embracing love of God and man, St. John Chrysostom makes the Book of Genesis the archeology of the human spirit.
Developing the theme of THEN and NOW, the homilies are followed by relevant Christian commentaries. Included are Church Fathers from late antiquity: Saints Athanasius, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzus, Basil the Great, Ephraim the Syrian, later Fathers such as Saints John of Damascus, Gregory Palamas and others. Drawn from more modern times, we read excerpts from the writings of Saints Nikolai Velimirovich, Nectarios of Pentapolis and John of Shanghai. Orthodox hierarchs are quoted, including His All Holiness Bartholomew, Patriarch of Constantinople, Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diocleia and many others. Further, we read from the works of Archpriest Georges Florovsky, Protopresbyters Alexander Schmemann and Thomas Hopko, as well as prominent professors and theologians. Historian Eusebius of Caesaria and a leading scientist, Andrew Parker, round out the spectrum of Christian commentators. Together, these God-loving men show us the wonderful blessings and inheritance we enjoy in our life in Christ in the present age.
An Introduction, two Epilogues, Appendices and a Postscript 2011 are added to provide means for lively discussions and further study.
With his golden-mouthed homilies, his thoroughness in sifting through even the smallest bits of information, and his all-embracing love of God and man, St. John Chrysostom makes the Book of Genesis the archeology of the human spirit.
Developing the theme of THEN and NOW, the homilies are followed by relevant Christian commentaries. Included are Church Fathers from late antiquity: Saints Athanasius, Gregory of Nyssa, Gregory of Nazianzus, Basil the Great, Ephraim the Syrian, later Fathers such as Saints John of Damascus, Gregory Palamas and others. Drawn from more modern times, we read excerpts from the writings of Saints Nikolai Velimirovich, Nectarios of Pentapolis and John of Shanghai. Orthodox hierarchs are quoted, including His All Holiness Bartholomew, Patriarch of Constantinople, Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) of Diocleia and many others. Further, we read from the works of Archpriest Georges Florovsky, Protopresbyters Alexander Schmemann and Thomas Hopko, as well as prominent professors and theologians. Historian Eusebius of Caesaria and a leading scientist, Andrew Parker, round out the spectrum of Christian commentators. Together, these God-loving men show us the wonderful blessings and inheritance we enjoy in our life in Christ in the present age.
An Introduction, two Epilogues, Appendices and a Postscript 2011 are added to provide means for lively discussions and further study.
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John Chrysostom (349 - 407)
Read freely text sermons and articles by the speaker John Chrysostom in text and pdf format Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic sensibilities. The epithet Χρυσόστομος (Chrysostomos, anglicized as Chrysostom) means "golden-mouthed" in Greek and given for his celebrated eloquence.The Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic churches honor him as a saint and count him among the Three Holy Hierarchs, together with Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzus. He is recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church. Churches of the Western tradition, including the Roman Catholic Church, some Anglican provinces, and some Lutheran churches, commemorate him on 13 September. Some other Lutheran churches and Anglican provinces commemorate him on the traditional Eastern feast day of 27 January. Chrysostom's extant homiletical works are vast, including many hundreds of exegetical homilies on both the New Testament (especially the works of Saint Paul) and the Old Testament (particularly on Genesis). Among his extant exegetical works are sixty-seven homilies on Genesis, fifty-nine on the Psalms, ninety on the Gospel of Matthew, eighty-eight on the Gospel of John, and fifty-five on the Acts of the Apostles.
John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, and his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders.
Chrysostom is known in Christianity chiefly as a preacher, theologian and liturgist, particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
During a time when city clergy were subject to criticism for their high lifestyle, John was determined to reform his clergy in Constantinople. These efforts were met with resistance and limited success. He was an excellent preacher. As a theologian, he has been and continues to be very important in Eastern Christianity, and is generally considered the most prominent doctor of the Greek Church, but has been less important to Western Christianity.
His writings have survived to the present day more so than any of the other Greek Fathers. He rejected the contemporary trend for allegory, instead speaking plainly and applying Bible passages and lessons to everyday life.
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